In:
Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, John Benjamins Publishing Company, Vol. 41, No. 1 ( 2018-7-20), p. 1-21
Abstract:
We examine kinship terms in three closely related Tamangic varieties: Manange, Nar, and Phu. Using Proto-Tamangic and Proto Tibeto-Burman reconstructions, we track cognate forms as well as structural innovations. Our account allows a first examination of lexico-semantic aspects of Phu, an under-documented representative of the Nar-Phu complex. While Nar-Phu is usually treated as a single language, considerable differences exist in the organization of all three kinship term systems. Kinship terms are considered to be conservative, basic vocabulary and thus indicative of close within-family relationships, but our study shows that even closely related varieties can show considerable differences in kin nomenclature.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0731-3500
,
2214-5907
DOI:
10.1075/ltba.17002.hil
Language:
English
Publisher:
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Publication Date:
2018
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2420870-X
SSG:
6,25
SSG:
6,24
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